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The Forbidden House Paperback – March 19, 2021

by Michel Herbert (Author), John Pugmire (Translator)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 20 ratings
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Regarded as a masterpiece by 1000 Chambres Closes, the cental puzzle is one of the most baffling in impossible crime fiction: a mysterious stranger, whose face cannot be seen by the several witnesses outside the house, is introduced inside, where he murders the owner and vanishes without trace.The several witnesses inside cannot explain what happened. A search of the house fails to find him, and the witnesses watching the outside say he could not have left.The authorities—examining magistrate, state prosecution, and police—trying to make sense of the clues, cannot agree amongst themselves as to the identity of the murderer...Locked Room International translates and publishes the works of international impossible crime authors, past and present.For information about signed and lettered editions of living authors, please contact pugmre1@yahoo.com or visit lockedroominternational.com.
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  1. Print length
    186 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    March 19, 2021
  4. Dimensions
    6 x 0.42 x 9 inches
  5. ISBN-13
    979-8715771384
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08ZQ9Y4Q8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (March 19, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 186 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8715771384
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.42 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 20 ratings

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David Chamberlain
5.0 out of 5 stars Caught me completely by surprise!
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2021
I ordered this book directly from Locked Room International (as I always order their books!) in order to get a copy signed by the translator.

This is a cunning and clever exercise in misdirection! The story moves along smartly and ends satisfactorily with a solution I certainly didn't see coming. Why is the house forbidden? How did the killer escape? Why did they kill? The answers will certainly surprise you!

Sadly, Herbert and Wyl only wrote one other book with this sleuth: I certainly hope Mr. Pugmire translates it as well since this one is a treat.
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3.0 out of 5 stars I Am Torn Between Loving Or Hating This Book
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2021
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I settled on splitting the difference. The plot is well created. There were definitely a number of people who could have committed the crime. How that person escaped however was really the question. What I absolutely hated about this book were the police. Totally unbearable in my opinion. About a little more than 60 % through the book I was so fed up with them that I was planning to skip to the end to see what the solution was .Something stopped me and I went back and finished it from where I had left off. The story minus the police is really good.
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